Glenn Tucker

After the complete over-indulgence of food and booze over Christmas, the guilt starts to creep in after the New Year It’s a familiar feeling and we promise ourselves to not just lose the extra pounds, but keep them off throughout the year

Aside from the obvious benefit of a higher level of fitness, joining a health club can offer a wide range of advantages for your body and mind We all want to be fitter however do we know what benefits that level of fitness will bring to you

Making sure your home is as economical as possible could involve all sorts of tasks and renovations but it could also simply be down to the type of floor you choose With so many options, styles and designs now on the market this can be a difficult decision to make, however, once broken down it always comes to a choice between carpets, tiles or floorboards

Giving a room a make-over could be as simple as changing the floor by using vinyl, leaving it looking like it’s had a whole new design Vinyl flooring is fast becoming by far the most cost effective way to change or brighten up a room and is one of the easiest to fit

Obesity in children More and more children are putting on weight and heading towards the obese category, causing damaging long and short term affects to their health, as well as putting their futures at risk To be classed as obese a child of 4, 10” could be as little as 10 and a half stone, a worrying statistic for many across the country

Spending time reading glossy gossip magazines with thin celebrities can often mean that we have unrealistic and distorted targets and goals in terms of our own weight and size For a start, most of the women and men in these magazines have been airbrushed, meaning that their body size is unachievable and totally unrealistic for the average person

When thinking about getting some well needed exercise down at your local health club and gym, does the phrase “I haven’t got time” sound familiar It is one of the most common excuses we all use for not going to the gym, but what we don’t realise is that joining a gym can actually relieve the pressure from our busy lifestyles

We all want to look and feel our best After a long days work, the gym may seem like the last place you want to visit

Ok, so with Christmas just around the corner, wouldn’t it be nice to be able to fit into your party clothes and feel comfortable, rather than squeezing into them We all know that it can be hard to find motivation to change your lifestyle and diet, but with a little help from a personal trainer, achieving your goals could be made much easier

We have all tried diets at one time or another and more often than not we have strayed from them within the first few weeks New fads and crazes come and go, are hailed as the future and then quickly cast asunder as the negative effects become widespread knowledge

Are the stresses of life getting the better of you Is your job leaving you tired and frustrated

With the stresses and strains of daily life it is important to take some time out to relax and treat you, and what could be the perfect way to ultimate relaxation other than a day at the spa When you think of a health spa, you automatically picture a mansion type house in the middle of nowhere that is expensive to get to and expensive to stay, but contrary to popular belief having a spa day at your local fitness club can be relatively inexpensive